Ethics

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Ethical Dilemma
Walter Thibodeaux
CJA 474
May 21, 2012
Evan Cohen
Ethical Dilemma
Individuals face many challenges when entering into new employment or profession. The new job’s culture is not quickly learned; therefore, one has to observe and take notes on his or her new job’s way of doing things and adapt. In this ethical dilemma, a police officer has just transferred to a new department. In his transition to the new department, the officer witnesses another officer violating the department’s ethical code of coduct. The officer witnesses another officer taking gifts from the community members and local businesses he services. As a new member to the department, the officer debates on what actions if any he should take in…show more content…Accepting gifts from members of the community and local businesses for any reason is unethical. This type of behavior places dishonesty in the minds of citizens. A police department that is dishonest or fill with corruption makes trusting them impossible.
What is the liability issues involved with not reporting the officer? Witnessing unethical actions by a fellow officer requires disclosure to the proper authority. Liability issues involved with not reporting the officer entails the officer’s disregard for rules and regulations of his department. Officers including all criminal justice personnel are responsible for holding the code of ethics. “A single incident in law enforcement can have devastating effects throughout the country” (Martin, 2011, p. 13)
What supervisory issues does this situation present to management and leadership? As an effective leader, this incident would not be ignored. The investigation of incidents would be investigated thoroughly. Leaders and management heads are vital to the integrity of a department. Leaders significantly affect the prevention of corruption of a department (Martin, 2011). The issue of prudence is presented to management and leadership. They must be able to tell the difference between conflicting qualities and the best action to take. In addition, the issue of responsibility to do the right thing is important in this situation. An effective leader will

and friend group to be altered. One change I was not anticipating making was my approach to ethics. Over the course of the past fifteen weeks, my knowledge of ethics as well as my approach to ethics has changed. I have become more knowledgeable about the different approaches to ethics and have gained insight as to where I stand in my approach to ethics.
One thing that has changed in my approach to ethics since the beginning of the semester is I am now adamant that it is impossible to arrive at a

• Define ethics.
Ethics is defined as the moral principles and standards that guide the behavior of an individual or group, while business ethics refers to said behavior in the work environment. Great leaders demonstrate and practice this both personally and professionally.
With today’s constant media coverage of unethical decisions and their violators, it can be easy for many to people to assume that ethics codes are “just for show”. A prime example of the unethical culture that exists in business

million to settle a shareholder lawsuit.
We can refer from the two previous examples that ethics education is crucial. The main reason for ethics education is that ethics courses and training would help students, who are going to become future managers and business decision makers, to resolve such ethical dilemmas correctly. As we know that most dilemmas often have multiple decision criteria. Business ethics classes would help students to realize which decision criteria lead to a preference for a

Ethics is a concept derived from an individual’s religion, philosophies or culture, forming a collection of moral principles carrying out the manner in which a person leads their life. In modern society philosophers divide ethical theories into three separate areas, meta-ethics, normative ethics and applied ethics. Meta-ethics refer to the origins and meanings of ethical principles, dealing with the nature of moral judgement. Normative ethics refers to what is right and wrong and concerned with

Ethics affect every facet of life, especially in a professional community. When a decision is to be made within a community, the ethical decision is typically that which benefits the most people or harms the least people. There are some scenarios however, when the correct decision based on a system of ethics that values doing the right thing is not the decision that leaves behind the least negative impact on the organization. An organization must decide if it will follow the system of ethics that

employees that the work place ethics code forbids using work-place resources for personal financial profit. To make ethically right decision in this ethical dilemma, I will focus on the philosophers’ standpoint and reasoning of ethics of care, ethics of justice, utilitarian ethics and universal principle to analyze the situation. In this tough situation, my conclusion is that I will not report this action to the higher authority although she is violating work place ethics code. I will provide my reasoning

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John Berger who stated, “Without ethics, man has no future. This is to say, mankind without them cannot be itself. Ethics determine choices and actions and suggest difficult priorities” (Berger). His meaning behind that quote is simple. In this world is there a right and a wrong way of doing something? In this world, ethics determines our actions and the consequences that come about those actions, determining right and wrong. The real question is however, are Ethics black and white? Is what is “right”

Introduction:
Ethics is a key moral philosophy that helps us determine what is right and wrong. This paper will talk about my views on ethics. I will share personal examples of ethical situations that I have been in. I will also share where my ethical views originated from and why ethics is important to me. Next, I will discuss how ethics will affect my career and why it will be important in it. Lastly, I will talk about the importance of ethics in the global world.
Personal:
In my opinion ethics is a moral

Ethics & Nurse’s
Before all parties involved can begin a working relationship, each individual should discuss and obtain a written description of the duties expected and the code of ethics that should be respected and followed; by beginning with a clear understanding of ethical values. Ethics: the study of right and wrong and how to tell the difference between them. Since "ethics" also means people 's beliefs about right and wrong behavior, ethics can be defined as the study of ethics. Ethics